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Detailed explanation-1: -(WJW)-A bear was spotted on Mars last month … or at least a rock formation that looks like a bear’s face. The HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera, which has been roaming around the planet since 2006 as part of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, took pictures of the bear rocks on Dec. 12.

Detailed explanation-2: -Are most of the Martian rock samples basalt? Most of the rocks we have studied at Mars landing sites are basaltic in composition. The exceptions to this are the carbonate and high silica rocks at the Spirit landing site and Heat Shield rock at the Opportunity landing site, which is an iron meteorite.

Detailed explanation-3: -The face of a bear appears to take shape on the Martian surface in this new image taken by the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Two craters create the eyes, a circular fracture shapes the face, and a V-shaped collapse structure represents the nose.

Detailed explanation-4: -Scientists found an unexpected discovery on the surface of Mars: a formation resembling the face of a bear. A camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped a photo of the formation on Dec. 12. The University of Arizona, which operates the camera, shared the image on Wednesday.

Detailed explanation-5: -Modern Mars is a vast desert of sand dunes, ripples, dust devils, and streaks of materials deposited by wind. Dust even covers icy deposits at the poles. But the surface of the Red Planet has been wet at times. Both Mars rovers as well as orbiters have found plenty of evidence for water in the past.